Staying Green Even Though It's the Holidays Has Never Been so Easy!

Tip#1

Always keep your gift bags! Never throw them away even if your not too fond of them just store them in a container,bigger bag etc.....and then just reuse them when you give someone else a gift or are donating to a charity,thrift store,clothes,food,or can drive (aahh you.. get the picture). Not only wil you save money & help cut down on waste but how many times have you forgotten to buy a gift for someone?All you would have to do is grab some type of trinket or unwanted gift you got and toss it in to one of those handy gift bags you saved(you sly little thing you)and present it as if you had this gift all along ready for the reciever, it's like you didn't forget at all!!!

Tip#2

Ever get into trouble around christmas time when you were a kid?Wether you have or haven't you probaly heard that Ole Kriss Kringle will only leave you with a lump of coal in your stocking and when he comes down that magical chimney of yours(wink wink) he won't leave you a presant under the tree, Yeah you all know what i'm talkin about, the age old staples for keeping children inline during christmas time BUT COME ON PEOPLE kids today are know as the cyber generation all they have to do is clickidty click and tapidty tap on the computer to see if you are telling fact or fiction!!! So here's what you do,instead of trying to frighten them with no visit from old Santie Claus why make them serve SEVEN DAYS OF HARD LABOR!.......pitching in to help build cleaner energy fracture windmills and solar farms of course, what were you thinking??? This not only will straighten them out all year round but will give them some new perspective on the environment they take for grantit and why it's so important to find new methods of doing things that will not harm the environment.So Long story short disaplined naughty children(check) Help cut down on pollution for a cleaner environment(check) Happy,pround,and satisfied parents(check,check,and check).

Tip#3

Okay everybody here are some more 'Save me money' tips so listen up or pay attention or whatever.. JUST STOP WHAT YOUR DOING & READ THIS! Whew! All that shouting really takes a toll doesn't it...OH! Yeah! What were we talkin about again....Oh! no that's not it.....WE! no that's not it either.....AH! HA! More tips on saving money during the holiday season yesss! Now I remember,If your ducking your inlaws and decide to ship your gifts instead ship them buy ground(ya know ground shipping)instead of next day air! Why you ask? Only because it's SIX TIMES MORE EFFICIENT THAN OVERNIGHT SHIPPING And Saves fuel in turn reducing global warming pollution!!! HELLOOOO! Man not only does shipping buy ground instead of air save time,money,ad help the environment but now the online store people can't nickel and dime with their super high shipping costs! Ha Ha Ha now you can stick it to the man, take that big business owner people!

Tip#4

Likely Page BreakBOY! It's so cold, during the winter! (Uh huh that's right more saving tips comin your way)Cut your heating bill down to a reasonable amount!, cut it down to size!, pull the WOOL over the gas companies eyes for once!, show them whose boss!, stick it too THEIR bank accounts!and-.......ahh sorry I tend to get carried away sometimes...my bad i'll try to keep more focused next time.So here are my big heating bill save me tips,clean your furnace filters once a month because your furnace uses more energy when the filters are littered with dust bunnies,aaa choo!(FYI: It's okay to only change them during the cold months, after all we are trying to savemoney here not find new ways to spend it, but let's keep that our little secret heh heh heh!)Here is a biggie INSULATE YOUR PIPES! Yesss this means ALL OF THEM!(raising a knowing eyebrow) and really you may think that this a waste of time but I bet you'll be wishin you did when your water supply freezes up and your all "oohh look at me i'm in the shower, oohh i'm all soapy, oohh i'm.....HAY WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE WATER! Then your all "hay you guys if this is a prank it's not funny!"But it turns out not to be a prank and it was just your just desertsfor being the nonbeliving Butt Munch who thought that insulating his water pipes was a big waste of time and that nothing would happen if you didn't! Yeah you know who you are, so do yourself and the world a favor genius DON'T SKIP THIS STEP! Now last but not least conserve water usage buy waiting until it rains to wash your car(yeah I know, sounds cheap right?Hay every penny counts.But ya know if you think about it, you never see cheap people taking out loans or borrowing money so...)Another way to keep your water bill under control is to fix your leaky faucets,running toilets,and dripping pipes.(Their I go with those pipes again,aaahh and where did you say you out that honeydo list again umm?....)

Tip#5

Hack! Hack! Man these chemicals are harsh!!! Sound familar? Well then why not try your hand at making your own hack free environmentally safe cleaning products(hay people use to do it before there were factories so nooo it's not impossible!)Here scaredy cat i'll get you started.....

Ingrediants your gonna need: Soap,water, baking soda, lemon juice,vinegar,a martini 'oops not a martini at least not while your mixing this stuff and cleaning with it', borax, and a course scrubbing sponge that's up to the task.

• Instead of using a standard drain cleaner, which likely contains lye, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid(EEE GADS) try pouring a quarter cup of baking soda down the clogged drain followed by a half cup of vinegar, close the drain tightly(I don't know how you'll think of something!) until fizzing stops, then flush with boilingwater.
  
• For an effective glass cleaner, use a mixture of half white vinegar and half water.
  
• Baking soda and cornstarch are both good carpet deodorizers.
  
• clean up mildew and mold, use a mixture of lemon juice or white vinegar and salt.
  
• A paste of baking soda, salt, and hot water makes a great oven cleaner.